• It has been another challenging year. Malware and vulnerabilities are at an all-time high. Starting with SolarWinds in December, we have seen the escalation and expansion of malware tools and strategies (double ransom) to levels we have never seen. What appears to be a Global Cyberwar has come to the built environment as IoT and ICS building operational technologies are beset by the latest exploits.

  The RECC was formed to address this threat and to help educate the real estate technology industry. We have formalized our incorporation and are ready to begin accepting new members, including select vendors and industry professionals. Starting with our August Leadership Board meeting we hope to introduce these new members and continue our integrated best practices effort.

  Highlights from the July 2021 RECC Leadership Board meeting:

• • RECC Leadership Board will meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month
  • RECC Leadership Board members are entitled to 5 partipants and Leadership Advisor members are entitled to 2 participants, from each of their respective organizations. All other memberships are individual.
  • Membership site click-through agreements will ensure new members abide by our Code of Principles and non-disclosure requirements.
  • New official trademark logos are available on MS Teams.

• We have four active programs looking for support, please reach out to the following members to participate:

• • Realcomm / Cyber Day – Contact Jim Young or Howard Berger
  • Threat Assessment team – Contact Sarah Bemporad
  • Best Practices Legal Language team – Contact Jim Whalen
  • MS Teams Oversight team – Contact Ryan Allbaugh

With a National focus on improving cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems the time is now. Be a part of our effort to improve building technologies. Join us and make a difference!